Julep-strainer.



PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

f T. B. LASHAR. JULEP STRAINER.

APPLIoATIoN 'FILED Nov. 7. 1906.

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specification.

IINITEn STATE EATENT vOEEIICE.,

THOMAS R. EASI-IAR, OE R'RIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR ToINTERNATIONAL SILvER COMPANY, OE RRIDCEPORT, CONNECTI- CUT, ACORPORATION OE NEW JERSEY.

JULEP-STRAINER.

Specioatzion of Letters Patent.

ldatentec; April 16, 1907.

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Be it known that I, THOMAS B. LAST-IAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new and useful Julep-Strainer, of which the following is aThis invention relates to strainers for mixed drinks-as juleps,Cocktails, punches, Sac-and has for its obj ect to provide an implementof this Character which shall consist of two parts only, which may bereadily separated for the purpose of cleaning and as readily puttogether again, in which the danger of breakage or getting out of repairis practically eliminated, and in which the cost of construction isreduced to the minimum,

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and combination of parts which I will now describe and thenspecifically point out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of my novel strainer as in use, the edges of aglass being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section onthe line 2 2 in Fig. 1, showing a glass also in section; and Fig. 3 is aplan view of the plate detached.

10 denotes a plate adapted to pass freely Within a glass. The plate ismade approximately round, is provided on one side with a handle 11, andis preferably provided opposite to the handle with an upwardly-curvedlip or hook 12, adapted to engage the top of a glass, as in Fig. 2, toprevent the strainer from passing down4 into the glass. The plate may ormay not be provided with perforations 13, as preferred.

14 denotes semicircular arms formed from the metal of the plate andoffset laterally therefrom. These arms are left attached to the plate atthe handle end, as at l5, and correspond approximately in configurationwith the edge of the plate, leavingI an Opening 16 between their forwardends.

17 denotes a coil of wire which is detachably secured to the plate bymeans of the arms. In assembling, the coil is'passed entirely upon oneof the arms. Then the outer end of the coil is placed over the other armand the coil released and permitted to spring to place, as in thedrawings. In use the coil is securely retained in place by the arms. Itl may be instantly removed, however, by pressing it entirely upon oneofthe arms, then moving the outer end of the coil out of alinementwiththe end of the arm fromwhich it has been removed, after which .the coilwill readily slip off from the other arm.

I `lind the lip exceedingly useful in practice, as it prevents thestrainer from slip ping down into the glass and lightly clamps the edgeofthe glass between itself and the coil, steadying the strainer, asclearly shown in the drawings.

In use the strainer is passed within the top of the glass, the lipengaging the edge thereof and the coil contracting more or less, as maybe required to adapt the strainer to different sizes of glasses. Inpractice the plate and coil together are made large enough to fit thelargest size of glasses in ordinary use. In smaller-sized glasses thecoil will compress inward and pass partially under the plate.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A strainer consistingsolely of two parts, Said parts comprising a plate having semicirculararms formed from the metal thereof, and with an opening between theirfree ends, and a coil of wire detachably secured to the plate by meansof the arms.

2. The plate 10 having a handle and semicircular arms integral therewiththe arms being oflset laterally from the plate and their free ends beingseparated by an opening.

3. The plate 10 having a handle and having also semicircular armsintegral therewith and offset laterally therefrom, the free ends of saidarms being separated by an Opening, and a curved lip adapted to engagethe edge of a glass.

4. A strainer of the character described, comprising a plate having ahandle projecting from one edge, and having two seniicircular arms ofsubstantially equal length said arms being integral with the plate andSeparated by an opening at their free ends O'ppo-.

site the handle, and a curved lip integral with the plate projectingbeyond the space or opening between the free ends of the arms.

In testimony whereof I affix my Signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS B. LASHAR. Witnesses:

A. 'l\/I.VOOSTER, S. W. ATHERTON.

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